Sad-iron.



G. B. CHILD L C. MUNZNEH.

SAD IRON.

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G. B. CHILD & C. MUNZNER.

lSAD IRON.

APPLICATION FILED IuLY 21, I9I4.

Patented June 15, 1915.

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GUY B. CHILD AND CHARLESMUNZNER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNORS 10 AMERICAN STOVE COMPANY, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSGUR, A."GGRPORATION OF New JERSEY. Y SAID-IRON.`

1,143,567. Specification of Letters Patent Patented J une 15, 1915. Application led July 27, 1914. Serial No. 853,371. T0 @ZZ whom it may/concern.' ward end and with other recesses in rear of 55 Be it known that we, GUY B. CHILD and the first and disposed at each side of the me- Crrainns MUNZNER, citizens of the United di an line. The portions 6, 7, 8 and 9 of the States,` residing at Chicago, in the county of iron bottom between the recesses form par- Ccolr and State of Illinois, have invented titions to prevent the air from surging back certain new and useful improvements in and forth during operation of the iron. Y Sadlrons, of which the following is a speciv Secured by screw l1 to portion 6 and spaced fication, reference being had therein to the above the iron bottomis a burner 10 of a accompanying drawing. shape corresponding` to that of the iron Our invention relates to improvements in body. The lower face of the burner adjasad-irons. cent its edges is provided with outwardly The object of our invention is to provide inclined jet openings 12. The forward end a self-heating gas 'sad-iron in which the of the burner is provided with a gas outlet entire body of the iron is more uniformly 13 to thoroughly heat the forward end of. heated and at the same time providing the iron. The flames from openings 12 immeans whereby the proper air is supplied pinge against the sides of the recesses in the thereto to cause perfect combustion of the iron bottom, uniformly heating the latter. gas without interfering with the hea-ting of The rear end of the burner 10 is provided the iron. A with an outwardly extending portion 14 Another object of our invention is to prothrough which the gas is supplied to the vide a simple, cheap and effective iron of burner. Screwed within the upper end of this character having certain details of the portion 14 is a curved pipe 15 which is structure and combination of parts hereinset at an angle so that it will not interfere after more fully described. with the operator, and this pipe is so ar- Referring now to the drawings: Figure 1 ranged that it can be turned to eXtend to is aside elevation of our improved irons either side ofthe iron so that the iron is Vshowing the handle in section. Fig. 2is a capable of being used by a left or right transverse vertical sectional view taken on hand without the arm striking the same. the line 2 -2 Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a top plan Removably secured to the upper end of view of the main body of the iron showing the'pipel is a nipple 16 which is provided the top and handle removed. Fig. 4 is a on opposite sides with the openings 17 and 85 vertical, longitudinal sectional view of the 18 through which the air passes to the pipe iron showing the handle removed. Fig. 5 15 Vas will be later described. The said nipisavertical, longitudinal sectional view of ple 16 is provided with a screw-threaded the gas regulating valve arranged within opening 19 into which is screwed the valve `the hose-attaching nipple. needle 2O having longitudinally extending 90 `lsteferring now to the drawings, 1 repreopenings 21 and 22 on opposite sidesthrough sents the main bodyof our improved iron which the gas passes from the hose connecwhieh is made in the usual shape. This tion on the nipple through the same. The body portion, as shown, is of a hollow form valve needle at its lower end is tapered as and provided on each side at its upper end indicated at 23, and passes through an openwith the cut-away portions 2 and 3 whichV ing 24 in the valve 25. This valve has its allows of the escape of the products ofV upper end screw-threaded as indicated at combustion and also vallows a free view of 26 and screwed into the enlarged opening the burner to determine whether it is prop- 27 in the nipple. By screwing the valve up erly burning. or down, it will be seen that the opening 24 100 The main body portion 1 of the iron, as is increased or decreased so as to regulate heretofore described, is of a hollow form the amount of gas passing through the lonand has extending transversely through its gitudinal grooves 21 and 22 from the pipe to lower end, the horizontally arranged openthe pipe 15. By this structure and arrangeings 4 which communicate at their inner ment of parts, it will be seen that the proper 105 ends with the interior of the iron. vThe openings 4 communicate with a centrally disposed recess in the iron bottom at its for amount of gas can be accurately obtained so as to cause the perfect combustion of the gas within the iron, and at the same time,

providing such regulating means which can not possibly be accidentally disturbed during the normal operation of the iron.

Resting upon the upper end of the body portion l of theiron, is the top 28 which is preferably secured to the body portion by means of the thumb screws 29. This enables the top of the iron to be readily removed so that it can be cleaned and the burner openings 12 unstopped should they become clogged with dirt from any reason. The upper face of the top 28 is provided with upwardly extending lugs 30 and 31 to which the handle support 32 is secured by means of screws and 34 passing downwardly into said lugs and through the top. Surrounding the screws 33 and 3e between the handle support 32 and the lugs 30 and 31 are washers 35 made of asbestos or other heat non-conducting material so that the heat of the iron will not be readily conducted to the handle. Secured to the handle support 32 and of a shape approximately the same, is a broad guard 36 which prevents the heat from contact with the handle while using the same.

l Y below the upper end of the bow of the han-v and 40 in the ends of p vertically disposed portions 37 and 3S of the bow 32 are of The upper end of the handle support 32 which, as shown, is made in the form of a bow, is provided with the vertically disposed portions 37 and 38 which enter recesses 39 the handle 4:1. These a length less than that of the diameter' of the handle il so that the lower face 42 of the handle is in a horizontal plane dle so that the hand will not accidentally engage the handle support. Between the handle al and the vertically disposed portions 37 and 38 of the bow 32, is interposed a packing 43 of asbestos or other heat nonconducting material so that the heat from Gopies of this patent may be obtained for the iron coming in directV the bow 32 will not be as readily conducted to the handle. VThe vertically disposed portions 37 and 38 of the bow are secured within the recesses 39 and 40 of the handle 41 by means of the'bolt 44C' and the nut 45. The outer edge of the top 28 of the iron is beveled at 28 so that the interior of the iron can be more readily seen.

Having thus what we claim Vand ters Patent is: A

l. A sad iron comprising a hollow body portion, the bottom of the body having a centrally disposed recess at its forward end and lateral recesses in rear thereof, independent passages in the iron bottom leading from the outside of the iron to each recess, and a burner secured above the iron bottom and having openings on its lower side above the recesses, the portions of the iron bottom between said recesses forming partitions preventing surging back and forth of the air.

2. A sad iron comprising a hollow body portion, the bottom of the body having a tapering centrally disposed recess at its forward end, recesses in the rear of said first recess and disposed at each side of the median line of the bottom, an air supply pas sage in the iron bottom for each recess, and a burner secured to the'iron bottom above the recesses and having openings in its lower side directed toward the side walls of said recesses.

in testimony whereof we hereunto affix our signatures in the presence of two witnesses.V s

desire to secure by Let- GUY B. ori-ILD. Y onaaLEs MUNZNER.

1Witnesses HENRY Mononnn, Jr., v L. B. Dannow.

vc cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents.

Washington, D. C.

fully described our inventionA 

